As the days wore on, Baru continued to stay with her new friends, and every time they thought something would be too difficult for her to overcome, she proved everyone wrong. There was a period of time where she got separated from the group, but she eventually found her way back again, demonstrating over and over again just how special she really was.

“Through all this [Baru] is a champ,” Wargowsky wrote. “I have limited amounts of food, but I split all my meals with her 50/50. She never begs for food or whines.”